Closet-seat.



No. 724,181. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1903.- I. HANSEN.

CLOSET SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 12. 1902.

' N0 MODEL.

'the sections adjacent the joints.

. UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES HANSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CLOSET-S EAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 724,181, dated March 31 1903.

Application filed December 12, 1902. Serial No. 134,947. (No modelt) I To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs HANSEN, a citi- 'zen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful Im-- tion in a closet-seat, the object being to provide a seat in which the joints between the sections composing the same are proof against;

separation by dampness and moisture to which such seats are constantly subjected; and it consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed. In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a seatconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a section of same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 are sections on the lines 3 3 and 4 4:, respectively, of Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and6 are views in elevation of a cap employed in connection with the seat.

The closet-seat A is composed of a plurality of sections (preferably four) B, in which the grain of the wood is longitudinal. The said sections B-are joined together so that the grain of the wood of each section extends at an angle of about ninety degrees to the grain of the wood of the adjacent section. The joints between said sections are preferably tongue-and-groove joints, but may be of any other suitable variety. Each of said joints may be reinforced by a dowel-pin C intersecting the joint preferably near the opening D in the seat'A and serves also to prevent splitting of the wood in the inner corners of Adjacent the outer edge of the seat said joints are further reinforced and held against separation by means of bolts E threaded at both ends and receiving nuts F. To receive 'the said bolts E, each of said sections B is provided with openings G, extending from the tongue and-groove ends, respectively, into the body of said section at an angle of approximately ninety degrees to said ends and about fortyfive degrees to the grain of the wood, said openings G being so located in the various sections 13 as to become flush with-each other when said sections are fitted together. The said openings G terminate in recesses H in the lower faces of said sections B, in which the nuts F and washers I are adapted to be received. In fitting said sections 13 together the bolts only or the bolts and dowel-pins are first inserted in the ends of the sections, each .bolt and dowel-pin being secured in the end of one section and the adjacent section inserted over same. The tongue-and-groove joints and the dowel-pins are glued in the usual manner, the bolts serving to draw said sections together with great power and per manently preventing separation thereof, even though the glue be entirely washed out, thus rendering the seat far more durable and efficient than those constructed in the ordinary manner.

In order to protect the nuts F and to give a finished appearance to the seat, I provide an annular washer seat at the mouth of each of the recesses H to receive a circular sheetmetal cap J, provided-with prongs K, which are driven into the seat to secure said caps. Instead of said plate the said recesses may be filled with a plastic material L, such as ooment or any other suitable substance which will set and harden and will serve to hold said nuts against loosening and give a finished appearance tothe seat.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a closet-seat composed of a plurality of sections fitted together, openings in the ends of said sections adapted to register with each other when said sections are fitted together and terminating in recesses in the lower face of each section, bolts passing through said openings into said recesses, and nuts in said recesses adapted to receive the ends of said bolts and engage the wall of each of said recesses nearest the end of the section to draw adjacent sections together, substantially as described.

2.- In a closetseat composed of a plurality of sections fitted together, openings in the ends of said sections adapted to register with each other when said sections are fitted together and terminating in recesses in the lower face of each section, bolts passing through said openings into said recesses, nuts in said recesses adapted to receive the ends of said bolts to draw said sections together, a Washer-seat surrounding the mouth of each of said recesses, and sheet-metal plates adapted to fit said washer-seats and close said recesses.

3. In a closet-seat composed of a pluralityof sections fitted together by means of ap proximately radialjoints, recesses in said sections on each side of each joint, dowel-pins in said recesses, openings in said sections on each side of each joint adapted to receive Witnesses:

RUDOLPH WM. LoTz, ARTHUR O. LOTZ. 

